GPA Tool

Predicting Higher Education Grade Point Average

The GPA Predictor Model is based on an estimated probability given the following
variables. Please select all variables provided, as they have all been found to
influence college-going GPA.

To find out more information about how the GPA Tool works, click here
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Predicted GPA

Lower Range:

Middle Range:

High Range:

High School Info

In what city was your High School located?

What was your High School's name?

How many Mathematics courses did you take in high school?

How many English courses did you take in high school?

What is/was your high school GPA?

What was your ACT composite score?

Income Level

What is your parent's yearly income or if you are independent, your income?

College Info

How many total hours are or will you be taking?

Of those hours, how many are or will be remedial/developmental?

Is your major, or future major, Science or Math related?

Please select the public institution you are to attend:

Occassional Papers

Default Rate Study

The default rate study analyzes institutional default rates in Tennessee.
Specifically, it compares Tennessee institutions' default rates to their peer
institutions, and the SREB and national averages. The study also examines the
factors that explain institutional default rates, and identifies which
institutions' default rates are higher or lower than predicted.

High School Senior
Opinion Survey

The 2012 edition of the high school senior opinion survey report presents the
results of a bi-annual survey given to a sample of seniors in Tennessee’s public
high schools in April 2011. The report assesses students’ background, academic
progress, and opinions regarding their plans after graduation. The study
examines the characteristics of students based on their plans after high school
in order to highlight potential areas for future exploration.

In 2004 the Tennessee General Assembly created the Tennessee Education Lottery
Scholarship (TELS) program, the seventh broad-based scholarship program in the
U.S. to be funded by state lottery proceeds. To be eligible to receive a TELS
award, students in Tennessee are required to satisfy certain academic
requirements and file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The
purpose of this policy brief is to examine the relationship between requiring
TELS recipients to fill out a FAFSA and the amount of need-based federal Pell
grant dollars Tennessee has received. Results show that in the most recent
academic year (2011-12) Tennessee received $9.5 million in additional Pell
dollars, and over the 2004-05 to 2011-12 academic years the cumulative
additional Pell dollars gained was over $53.2 million.

Last Dollar Calculator

The Last Dollar Scholarship County Cost Calculator provides an annual cost
estimate for county, business, and community leaders who are interested in
establishing a “last dollar” scholarship program for their county. A last dollar
scholarship program provides students with the remaining money needed to cover
tuition and fees at a Tennessee public institution after all other grant aid has
been applied. Similar programs are run by the Ayers Foundation in Decatur
county, the Niswonger Foundation in Northeast Tennessee, and Tennessee Achieves
in Knox and surrounding counties. Technical notes on the calculator can be found
at the bottom of this page.

Program Definitions:
The Associate's Program is based on the projected cost for paying for a student
to attend two years at a Tennessee public community college. The Bachelor's
Program is the projected cost of paying for a student to attend two years at a
Tennessee public community college AND two years at a Tennessee public four-year
institution.

Directions:

1. Select your county.
2. Select the program level you are interested in providing (Associate's or
Bachelor's).
3. Enter the annual population growth rate you want the model to assume.

*The
calculator will default to the average annual population growth rate over the
last ten years for your selected county.

4. Enter the tuition and fee growth rate you want modeled.

*The calculator will default to the average annual tuition & fee growth rate
over the last ten years for your selected county.

The figures above are based on the 2009 cohort of first-time full-time freshman
who filled out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and enrolled
at a Tennessee public community college. The projections assume that the average
total financial aid per student will remain constant, and that the historical
college going, retention, and transfer rates will remain the same.

In keeping with the spirit of the Complete College Tennessee Act, the calculator
models that community college students will either transfer to a four-year
institution after their freshman or sophomore year or graduate with an
associate’s degree. Any students who stay at a community college for a third
year are not considered in the projected costs or number of students served.

The average annual population growth rates were derived from the U.S. Census and
can be obtained from the
U.S. Census Quick Facts Website. If the county's average annual population
growth rate was negative then the calculator will assume a growth rate of zero.

Academic Program Inventory

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission is the state coordinating agency for public higher education, which includes all institutions governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents, the University of Tennessee and public locally governed universities. The Commission has final academic degree program approval authority for all university programs.

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission Academic Program Inventory (API) is a comprehensive listing of all active and inactive certificate and degree programs offered by Tennessee public universities, community colleges, and Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology. The programs are listed by national Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) fields using the CIP assigned codes. The API also displays concentrations or specialty areas within program majors. The API additionally contains information on program inclusion in the Southern Regional Educational Board's Academic Common Market.

The API is the core data base used for tracking the annual productivity of programs, source for determining unnecessary duplication of programs, and the program data source for workplace supply and demand analyses. The users of the API are institutions, governing boards, business and industry, and the general public. The ready availability of program listings in a searchable database is critically important in program planning, development, and termination processes in keeping with each institution's mission.

API Search

The API contains information about the approximately 1,800 approved degree
programs currently offered by our public universities, community colleges and
technology centers. The inventory is the State’s sole source in tracking
concentrations of academic programs. This feature allows searching the Academic
Program Inventory database by Federal CIP, by Major Name, or by Institution.